Month: March 2022
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine claims Russian general was killed in fighting
Andriy Dubchak / dia images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” [Read More…]
ABC World News
Europe’s unified welcome of Ukrainian refugees exposes ‘double standard’ for nonwhite asylum seekers: Experts
WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Before Russian attacks on Ukraine led to mass displacement, Europe was already grappling with the Syrian refugee crisis – an issue that had bitterly divided European Union [Read More…]
ABC National News
Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old boy will be fired
WPVI-TV (PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy after the boy allegedly fired into an unmarked police car and fled on foot will be fired, authorities said Tuesday. Police Commissioner [Read More…]
ABC National News
Capitol rioter, Guy Reffitt, found guilty on all counts
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Texas man who is the first to stand trial in the prosecution of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was found guilty Tuesday on all charges, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Proud Boys leader charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been charged with conspiracy related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as part of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP blames Biden for gas prices after pushing for Russian oil ban
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is set to vote as soon as Wednesday on a bill that would codify the Biden administration’s ban on the import of Russian oil and energy products into [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP Sens. Cruz and Johnson meet with ‘People’s Convoy’ truckers
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Trucker protesters against COVID vaccine mandates and restrictions met Tuesday with a pair of Republican lawmakers for two hours on Capitol Hill. Republican Sens. Ron Johnson of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Putin ‘angry and frustrated,’ CIA director says, likely to ‘double down’ in Ukraine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top U.S. intelligence agency officials on Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objectives in Ukraine, and how the invasion could affect the safety and security of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes Florida Senate
Jeff Greenberg / Contributor/ Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by LGBTQ activists, has now been passed by both the Florida Senate and House. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden announces ban on Russian oil imports, other energy products
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil and other energy products, but will not be joined in doing so [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Florida officials face pushback over decision to advise healthy children not get COVID vaccine
Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — There is growing pushback among the health care community over Florida’s decision to advise against vaccinating healthy children for COVID-19, with an increasing number [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Dune 2’ could cast ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Hawkeye’ actress Florence Pugh in key role
Marvel Studios Oscar-nominated Dune director Denis Villeneuve is apparently looking at Academy Award-nominated Little Women star-turned-Marvel movie heroine Florence Pugh for the sci-fi epic’s sequel. According to Variety, Pugh could play Princess Irulan Corrino, a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
D.L. Hughley weighs in on Kanye & Kim divorce, Keyshia Cole gets personal on #Uncensored, and more
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) In a recent interview with entertainment interviewer DJ Vlad, actor and comedian D.L. Hughley offered up his thoughts on Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s divorce. DJ Vlad kicked off the Kanye/Kim portion of the chat by mentioning how he [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Better Call Saul…a cab? Giancarlo Esposito signs on to ‘The Driver’ for AMC
AMC “It’s great to be back home!” That was the word from multiple Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito, who will return to his Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul network AMC with a new series. The Driver will have Esposito playing a cab driver whose [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Anthony Hopkins, Simu Liu, Rami Malek among next round of confirmed Oscars presenters
ABC/AMPAS The producers of the 94th Annual Academy Awards have announced their second round of presenters. Oscar-winning actors Anthony Hopkins and Rami Malek will have podium time, as will Oscar-winning Black Panther costume designr Ruth E. Carter, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Batman’ star Zoë Kravitz now says Catwoman casting flap is “untrue”
Warner Bros. Pictures The Batman star Zoë Kravitz has taken to Instagram to throw cold water on a story that made headlines, in which she seemed to say that she was turned down for the role of Catwoman in 2012’s The Dark Knight [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Juno Temple turns to Twitter to dress her ‘Ted Lasso’ character for the series’ next season
Apple TV+ Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is putting her Twitter followers to work, helping her choose outfits for her sassy character Keeley Jones to wear in the Apple TV+ series’ third season. The British actress joined the platform [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Marry Me’ scores for Peacock; Ben Affleck gets in ‘Deep’ in new trailer
Lots of people said “I do” to the Jennifer Lopez/Owen Wilson romantic comedy Marry Me on Peacock. Comcast CEO and chairman Brian Roberts told investors that the feature, in which the global pop star plays, well, a global pop star, who [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID-19 infections linked to brain damage, studies find
Andrew Brookes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two studies published Monday show how COVID-19 infection is associated with higher rates of brain tissue abnormalities. These effects were subtle and it’s possible many of the people who [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Emmett Till Antilynching Act heads to Biden’s desk
Bettmann / Contributor/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, which would make lynching a hate crime under federal law, now heads to President Biden’s desk. The Senate unanimously passed the bill on [Read More…]